Category: Found objects
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Signal. Still the best communication app that nobody uses.
I recommend you switch to Signal for all your messaging needs.
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The ethics of shadow libraries.
The post discusses the ethical implications of shadow libraries, addressing the challenges authors face, the controversy around copyright, and the accessibility of books versus the financial struggles of authors in a capitalist society.
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Podcast recommendation: Global Roaming.
Recommended podcast that focuses on Australian current affairs.
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A thousand bits of paper.
I’m here to encourage less scrolling through the endless shouting and pointing of social media and more browsing the blogs of people who take time to contemplate and create. Kate is a poet, writer and photographer who lives in Queensland, Australia. This is a post from her blog.
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We do.
Nothing we do can stop time’s passage and all the things that keep happening that we don’t want, like aging and loss. Even with a very deep and well-established practice that has grown new neurons and reduced stress and accomplished everything else that scientific studies promise, even then we still touch the sadness of life.…
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Simplicity is the way home
The following quote is by William Rivers Pitt who was writing after the death of Eric Carle, author of the children’s book The Hungry Caterpillar: Simplicity: whatever can be done within reach of your arm. Eric Carle took 224 words, 22 lines and his paintbrush, and made the world better. Such a small thing, such…
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Do you remain awake for a short time after having your head lopped off?
OK, I don’t even know what to do with this. I came across it looking for something else. And if you are squeamish you might want to move on right about now. But. I know that when you watch a movie, like Game of Thrones or some other horror movie or period piece, and somebody…
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App review: Obsidian
I have been using Obsidian for well over a year now. It is my go-to tool for knowledge building and synthesising information. Five stars. Obsidian is a simple text-based information management system. It uses markdown language (basically a shorthand way of formatting your text) to build and organise personal notes. It also allows you to…
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